<p>Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of M K Ranjitsinh & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 21/03/2024. The matter related to protection of Great Indian Bustard (GIB) and Lesser Florican.</p>
A five-year-old breeding programme of Red jungle fowl carried out in captivity by the Haryana Wildlife department today passed an acid test when 14 of the birds were successfully released into the
Minimising the environmental damage that new roads cause is generally regarded as a good thing. But to do that, it helps to understand just how roads cause the damage of which they are accused. In
Nineteen snakes, including 10 pythons, six sand boas and three cobras which were seized from four men belonging to a tribe of snake trappers from Punjab and taken into the custody of the Chief
Thai authorities have seized nearly 2,000 live snakes and turtles stashed in cooler boxes for export, customs officils said on
The Government has drawn up a national policy to regulate the management of zoos. The policy has been cleared by the Union cabinet and is likely to be presentated in Parliament in the winter session.
- The British Columbia government is being "irresponsible and reckless" in continuing to allow trophy hunting of grizzly bears, suggests a report that warns the province's grizzly
The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) has just signed a letter of intent to become a partner -designate of Birdlife International. The latter is a global networkd of NGOs working to conserve
The Union ministry of environment and forests has a joint secretary and an additional inspector-general of forests to visit the inundated Kaziranga National Park in Assam. The World Wide Fund for
The Southern Right Whale, once on the verge of extinction, is marking a comeback, according to new Zealand scientists. The use of explosive tipped Harpoons almost exterminated many whale species
The beautiful green macaw, which inhabits Costa Rica's Northern Zone, is on its way to extinction, and scientists are divided over what should be done. Biologists tracking the
